New Orleans Outdoor Companion

     This list is compiled from listings I have found on various websites.  Always contact the business you are considering engaging, by pho...

     "North American Canoe Country," by Calvin Rutstrum covers the basics of wilderness canoeing in the Canadian wilderness back w...

Before hurricanes Katrina and Rita in 2005, crowds would visit Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve Barataria Unit south of Ma...

Where is it? In the De Soto National Forest, south of Hattiesburg, MS about 110 miles northeast of New Orleans, LA. What is it? A docile...

In May the Mississippi River ferry connecting New Roads with St. Francisville closed for good replaced by the new John James Audubon bridge....

Jack, My new bicycle computer displays a calorie count when I ride. How accurate is it? Ms. Pattie Fattire Pattie, Not very. Calories...

I love my bicycle. But, like most intense love affairs, its complicated. My Trek touring bike, a 1985 620 frame with a mishmash of co...